IDEAS, a member of the Green Alliance for Innovative Action (GAIA), an initiative of the Stanford ASSU Executive (http://assu.stanford.edu), hosted U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu at 12:00 pm on March 8, 2010 at Memorial Auditorium on the Stanford Campus. Dr. Steven Chu, distinguished scientist and co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics (1997), was appointed by President Obama as the 12th Secretary of Energy and sworn into office on January 21, 2009. Dr. Chu’s speech is titled “Meeting the Energy and Climate Challenge.”

U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu

Take a look at the videos from our event last month with world-experts Lawrence Goulder and Steven Schneider

IDEAS Climate Change Forum; Part 1

IDEAS Climate Change Forum; Part 2

Check out the blog run by the Stanford Chapter: http://ripplingideas.blogspot.com/

The blog includes recap of meeting notes as well as interesting articles, videos, and discussion on issues of interest.

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for all those who came out to our information session this past Thursday on Stanford’s campus. We had a great showing with over 30 students in attendance from all disciplines, ages, and countries! You will find a few pictures from the event in an upcoming post, as well as the PowerPoint presentation we showed.

We are officially done taking applications for this recruitment cycle and are proud to announce that we have received more than 50 applications for the various leadership positions as well as general membership applicants. We are looking to begin looking through the applications on this Tuesday (10/13), and you will begin to hear back from us shortly. We are planning to hold interviews for leadership positions on Friday and Saturday (10/15-10/16), and will conclude the weekend with a mandatory orientation session on Sunday (10/18) at 7:00 PM in Old Union. This will consist of a mini-introduction, training, and break-up sessions into separate committees to begin working on the many projects we are planning and are hoping to execute.

For any comments, suggestions, or concerns regarding the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@ripplingideas.org.

For anyone still interested in participating in the organization, please look out for our winter recruitment cycle that will tentatively take place in January.

Thanks again for all those who participated. We are looking forward to hit the ground running with our new recruits and continue to aggressively chase our ambitious agenda!

–IDEAS Team

Dear Visitors,

IDEAS is proud to announce its official Fall Recruitment cycle. Recruitment will begin this week and continue until Monday, October 12th.

If you are at Stanford, come learn more at our information session on Thursday, October 8th at Old Union Room 216C (Second Floor) at 7:00 PM.

Also, check out the Join Us section of our website for recruitment flyer and more information on how to apply.

We are looking to fill both leadership and general membership positions at the national level as well as for our domestic chapters. All backgrounds, disciplines, and interests are welcome and encouraged to apply.

Please contact any member of the IDEAS team through the Contact Us section of the website for more information.

Best,

IDEAS Team

Welcome everyone to our brand new website! Feel free to take a look around, and keep your eye out for more content and news updates over the next few weeks.

Thanks!

IDEAS Team